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Synta Sky-Watcher 1021EQ3-2 Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Optical Tube: 102mm/1000mm Equatorial Mount: EQ3-2
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Dust Cap (not shown)
Remove before Viewing
Objective Lens
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Sun Shade
Telescope Main Body
Piggyback Bracket
Finderscope
Finderscope Bracket
Alignment Screw
Eyepiece
Diagonal
Focus Tube
Focus Knob
R.A. Flexible Control
Cable
Dec. Flexible Control
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R.A. Lock Level
Polarscope Holder
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Altitude Adjustment T-bolts
Counterweight Rod
Counterweight
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Screw
Azimuth Adjustment Knob
Dec. Lock Level
Tube Rings
Accessory Tray
Tripod Leg

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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR 1021EQ3-2 Optical Tube: 102mm/1000mm Equatorial Mount: EQ3-2 Dust Cap (not shown) Remove before Viewing Objective Lens (not shown) Sun Shade Telescope Main Body Piggyback Bracket Finderscope Finderscope Bracket Alignment Screw Eyepiece Diagonal Focus Tube Focus Knob R.A. Flexible Control Cable Dec.

  • Page 2: Assembling Your Telescope

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Assembling Your Telescope Tripod Set up Telescope Assembly Finderscope Assembly Eyepiece Assembly Operating Your Telescope Aligning the Finderscope Balancing Telescope Using the Equatorial Mount (EQ3-2) Using the Oculars Proper Care for Your Telescope Suggested Reading Follow the instructions for your specific Never use your telescope to look directly at the sun.
  • Page 3 SETTING UP TRIPOD RIPOD (1), (2) SET UP 1) Locate equatorial mount/tripod head. 2) Locate and loosen the knurled knob at bottom of the mount to seperate the tripod head. 3) Lie tripod head on its side. Fasten the tripod INSTALLING ACCESSORY TRAY (3) 1) Locate tripod leg brace.
  • Page 4 ATTACHING THE TUBE RINGS TO MOUNT(8) 1) Remove the telescope tube assembly from its plastic packaging. 2) Remove the tube rings from telescope by ELESCOPE releasing their thumb nuts and opening their hinges. 3) Using the bolts provided, fasten the tube rings to ASSEMBLY the mount with the 10mm wench provided.
  • Page 5 OPERATING YOUR TELESCOPE 1) Focus the telescope eyepiece on a distant object. 2) Once the object has been centered in the tele- scope view, ensure all the lock knobs on the mount are tightened. Fig.a 3) Use the alignment screws to center the finder- scope crosshairs on the object seen in the telescope view (Fig.a).
  • Page 6 OPERATING YOUR TELESCOPE Fig.d The equatorial mount has controls for both conventional altitude (up-down) and azimuthal (left-right) directions of motion. Use the Altitude Azimuth altitude adjustment T-bolts for altitude adjustments. These allow adjustment adjustment fine-adjustment for setting the mount to your local latitude. The azimuthal axis is changed by the two azimuth adjustment knobs located near the tripod head.
  • Page 7 SUGGESTED READING Beginner's Guide to Amateur Astronomy: Astrophotography for the Amateur by Michael Covington (Cambridge University Press, An Owner's Manual for the Night Sky by David J. Cambridge, UK, 2nd edition,1999). Eicher and, Michael Emmerich (Kalmbach Publishing Co., Books Division, Waukesha, WI, 1993). Splendors of the Universe: A Practical Guide to Photographing the Night Sky by Terence Dickinson NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the...

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